There might be a 'dream' lineup of games coming to Nintendo's new console

I'd wager that most people who bought a Wii U when it launched in 2012 were pretty bummed out by the early lineup of games that were available for it.

There were versions of games like "Mass Effect" and "Call of Duty" that were inferior to their counterparts on other platforms, and Nintendo's own contributions were lackluster: a rehashed, sidescrolling Mario game and "Nintendoland," a forgettably competent mini-game collection that offered some great menu music and not much else.

While it is by no means surprising that all of those franchises will hit the NX at some point, the timing is a big deal. After the disappointment of the Wii U and similarly poor 3DS launch lineups, the biggest "Zelda" game ever will be a great selling point for plenty of people on day one.

Let's be real, a sequel to this should be the new Pokémon game for NX. Nintendo

If Nintendo promises the proper follow-up to the "Super Mario Galaxy" games and a Pokémon RPG you can finally play on your TV within six months of launch, that's a pretty rock solid start for a console that currently presents more questions than answers.

The only curious point here is that Game Freak is already set to launch "Pokémon Sun & Moon" on 3DS in November, meaning it's unlikely that whatever they bring to NX is a significant new game. It could be HD versions of those games, or HD remakes of "Pokémon Diamond & Pearl," as they've been remaking older generations of Pokémon games for a while.

If anything about the NX sounds particularly exciting to you, the official unveiling of the console will happen later this year, likely in September. Nintendo has confirmed it will launch in March 2017, meaning it will be quite some time yet before we get our hands on any of these games.